Smoke Jazz Club Announces March Line-up Including Terri Lyn Carrington's Tribute To Max Roach, Fred Hersch Solo Piano, ...

This label’s 86-year run has been one of the most storied in jazz — and it’s still going. Hear tracks by Wayne Shorter, Sonny ...

burst on the scene with a sound so gentle and lyrical that he nearly pulled the rug out from under many of the harder bebop trumpet players, and along with Miles Davis, set a style and standard for ...

Bruce Williams will join four other jazz experts on stage for a Black History Month concert celebrating Gigi Gryce.

Discover an exposé of great recent new and reissued jazz music releases that will appease even the most discerning jazz music ...

The most admired, desirable and attractive people and things, those that are universally deemed cool, have been part of the ...

Talent contests these days seem to be more spectacle than substance, but back in the day they were an important means of showcasing emerging artists. For singers in particular, a comp or an open mic ...

From the high energy of bebop to the laid-back vibes of cool jazz ... Learn an instrument Consider learning an instrument such as the saxophone, trumpet or piano to truly connect with the genre.

“Cowboy Bebop Live” featuring the Bebop Bounty Big Band takes place on Saturday, Feb. 8, at 8 p.m. at the Majestic Ventura ...

As we celebrate Black History Month, these songs remind us of the rich cultural heritage of Black music and its influence ...

A bebop trumpeter from Texas ... His quintet featured three of modern jazz’s rising stars: trumpet sensation Clifford Brown, alto saxophonist Lou Donaldson, and pianist Horace Silver.

The saxophone, like the trumpet, remains an iconic instrument ... the few altoists who wasn’t infected by Charlie Parker’s bebop sound. Instead, he elected to plow his own distinctive furrow.